Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

A report released last week found miscommunication within the ATF allowed the guns used to murder a federal agent across the border.

The post ATF slow to investigate gun traffickers despite mounting evidence, report finds appeared first on Guns.com.

There was a mix-up between the Department of Justice and the city of Memphis Friday about whether the federal agency would continue a review of the city’s police department.

The post DOJ to review Memphis police after announcing it wouldn’t appeared first on Guns.com.

As President Donald Trump focuses federal resources on Islamic terror threats, the father of a police officer shot and killed by domestic terrorists hopes to change the conversation.

The post One man’s plea to Trump: don’t ignore the domestic terror that killed my son appeared first on Guns.com.

Many Americans believe it’s rather common for police officers to fire their service weapons, but reality paints a different picture, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.

The post Survey: Fewer police officers fire their service weapons than Americans think appeared first on Guns.com.

Civilian groups that make up the so-called Patriot movement are on the decline, and the trend is likely to continue under President Donald Trump, according to a new report.

The post Report: Number of Patriot movement groups declined last year, trend likely to continue under Trump appeared first on Guns.com.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions Monday, after weeks of President Donald Trump’s tough talk claiming he’ll “send in the Feds” to fix Chicago’s violence problem.

The post Sessions and Emanuel meet to talk about how feds can help Chicago violence appeared first on Guns.com.

Prosecutors in Chicago decided Friday not to charge a police officer who shot and killed two people in late 2015, saying there wasn’t sufficient evidence to prove he wasn’t acting in self defense.

The post No charges for a Chicago officer who fatally shot a teen, and accidentally killed a neighbor appeared first on Guns.com.

A report released last week concludes that the Pennsylvania State Police Academy created an environment where cadets easily cheated.

The post Report: PA police academy culture permitted cheating appeared first on Guns.com.

A new report released this month outlines recommendations for how policymakers and the Trump administration can work to reduce violent crime in American cities.

The post 25 ways Trump administration can deploy federal resources to help fight violent crime appeared first on Guns.com.

The Justice Department said Chicago police have a broken system of accountability, poor training and supervision, and has consistently violated the Fourth Amendment in its use of force.

The post DOJ: Chicago police have engaged in pattern of Constitutional abuses appeared first on Guns.com.

A survey of police officers in America found that 86 percent of them believe high-profile incidents involving officers and black people make police work harder, according to a report released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday.

The post Survey: Most officers believe high-profile police-involved shootings make their jobs harder appeared first on Guns.com.

A new study supports a long-held belief by pro-gunners that a decades-old figure about the number of guns bought without background checks is wildly inflated.

The post Study: 1 in 5 U.S. gun buyers avoid background checks, less than previously thought appeared first on Guns.com.